Table 2 Vaccine-related characteristics among the participants according to the vaccineās willingness categories
From: Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Egyptian healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study
Items | Ā | Willing NĀ =ā80 No (%) | Hesitant NĀ =ā129 No (%) | Refusing NĀ =ā99 No (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Source of information about COVID-19 vaccine | -Social media: | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Yes | 27 (33.8) | 61 (47.3) | 41 (41.4) | .15 | |
No | 53 (66.3) | 68 (52.7) | 58 (58.6) | Ā | |
-TV: | Ā | Ā | Ā | Ā | |
Yes | 12 (15.0) | 28 (21.7) | 24 (24.2) | .30 | |
No | 68 (85.0) | 101 (78.3) | 75 (75.8) | Ā | |
-Official website of MOHP: | Ā | Ā | Ā | .48 | |
Yes | 34 (42.5) | 63 (48.8) | 41 (41.4) | Ā | |
No | 46 (57.5) | 66 (51.2) | 58 (58.6) | Ā | |
-International organizations websites (WHO, CDC): | Ā | Ā | Ā | <.001* | |
Yes | 68 (85.0) | 74 (57.4) | 63 (63.6) | Ā | |
No | 12 (15.0) | 55 (42.6) | 36 (36.4) | Ā | |
Attendance of courses regarding COVID-19 vaccine | Yes | 42 (52.5) | 54 (41.9) | 36 (36.4) | .09 |
No | 38 (47.5) | 75 (58.1) | 63 (63.6) | Ā | |
Attendance of meeting discussion on vaccine benefits | -Recommending the vaccine | 32 (88.9) | 12 (48.0) | 7 (33.3) | <.001* |
-Discouraging the use of the vaccine | 4 (11.1) | 13 (52.0) | 14 (66.7) | Ā | |
Following COVID-19 vaccine news in media | -Encourage you to take the vaccine | 64 (90.1) | 49 (50.0) | 10 (14.5) | <.001* |
-Discourage the use of the vaccine | 7 (9.9) | 49 (50.0) | 59 (85.5) | Ā | |
Hearing that all available COVID-19 vaccines are under the umbrella of (EUA) | -Encourage you to take the vaccine | 38 (47.5) | 22 (17.1) | 12 (12.1) | <.001* |
-Discouraging the use of the vaccine | 24 (30.0) | 38 (29.5) | 39 (39.4) | Ā | |
-I did not hear about EUA | 18 (22.5) | 69 (53.4) | 48 (48.5) | Ā |